State sub · PROYECTO ESPERANZA ← PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC — $7.4M
Key claim: The Department of State, through prime recipient Project Hope, provided a $7.4 million sub-award to Proyecto Esperanza for emergency health, WASH, and protection services for populations affected by Venezuela’s June 2026 earthquake in Distrito Capital, La Guaira, and Miranda.
Abstract
PROYECTO ESPERANZA received $7.4M as a sub-award (pass-through) from prime recipient PROJECT HOPE - THE PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE HEALTH FOUNDATION INC (prime award SFEXFA26GR0083), under Department of State funding. TO REDUCE PREVENTABLE MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, AND PROTECTION RISKS AMONG POPULATIONS AFFECTED BY VENEZUELA’S JUNE 2026 EARTHQUAKE SEQUENCE IN DISTRITO CAPITAL, LA GUAIRA, AND MIRANDA THROUGH INTEGRATED EMERGENCY HEALTH, WASH, AND PROTECTION SERVICES DELIVERED DURING THE ACUTE AND EARLY RECOVERY PHASES OF THE RESPONSE.
Why this matters
Venezuela is a politically sensitive recipient for US assistance, and this $7.4M State Department sub-award shows Washington channeling earthquake relief through an international NGO prime (Project HOPE) and a local implementer rather than Venezuelan government institutions. The award signals how US humanitarian funding reaches disaster-affected populations in countries where direct government-to-government aid is restricted.